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Viscount, got by Stamford, dam by Bourdeaux, 

 was bred by J. W. Childers, Esq. of Cantley, near 

 Doncaster, Yorkshire, and foaled in 1809. In 1812, 

 he won at Durham 70/. for all ages, three miles heat, 

 at three heats, beating Heliantha, Ravedine, Query, 

 and John Hutchinson. At Nottingham, he won the 

 members' plate of 50/. three years old colts, at three 

 heats, one mile each, beating Tom Tit, Kaspberry, and 

 a colt by Orlando. At Pontefract he won the cup, 

 value one hundred and sixty guineas, beating Don 

 Julian, Biscuit, I'm-sure-he-slia'nt, and Euryalus. 

 At Doncaster, he was purchased by Sir William 

 Maxwell, for eight hundred guineas, and won the 

 100/. for three years old, two mile heats, beating, at 

 three heats, Legerdemain, Skip, Hermit, Navigator, 

 Fitz Oliver, Kid, Young Delpini, Wisdom, and Sir 

 Hed worth. In 1813, at Catterick Bridge, he won a 

 stakes of twenty guineas each, two miles, (eight 

 subscribers) beating X Y Z, Rebecca, and lord Bel- 

 haven's colt. At Durham, he won the cup, value 

 one hundred and twenty guineas, three miles, beat- 

 ing X Y Z, Wrodman, Limblifter, Engraver, and 

 Don Carlioso. At Stockton, he won the cup, value 

 one hundred guineas, beating JMacaroni. At Pres- 

 ton, he won the gold cup, value one hundred gui- 

 neas, with tv/o hundred guineas in specie, beating 

 ■Catton, Uncle Dick, Isianuella, and Cwrw. At 

 Pontefract, he won the cup, value one hundred and 

 forty guineas, beating X Y Z. At Doncaster, he 

 won the prince's stakes, of twenty -five guineas each, 

 with twentv-five guineas added, beatinsr Lantjold. 

 Next day he won the cup, ^T;l;le one hundred gui- 

 neas and upwards, beating Marcianna, Fugitive, 

 Amadis de Gaul, Oriana's brother, and duke of 

 Leeds's b. c. In 1815, he won fitty guineas at the 

 Caledonian hunt and Dumfries races, at two heats, 

 three miles each, beating Surveyor, Arabella, and 

 Drouth V Kate. 



